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Taxon
Ilex 'Tanager'
Common name:
Tanager holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Ilex myrtifolia × I. opaca
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A female broadleaf evergreen shrub displaying a compact, upright habit to around 6' tall by 4' wide. An interspecific hybrid with attractive, 1-2" long olive-green leaves year-round. In the presence of a suitable male pollinator fruit is produced that ripens red in the fall and persists into winter.
Locations
1:
HOL: BH21
(BH21)
• Accession: D1998-1235.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BH21
(BH21)
• Accession: D1998-1235.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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